After two days of a weeklong operation, French authorities have
transported thousands of migrants at what residents and others call the
'Jungle' - a potent symbol of Europe's migrant crisis - to reception
centers around France.
"The camp is finally empty," Fabienne Buccio, the official heading the Pas de Calais administration told French broadcaster BFMTV on Wednesday Oct 26,2016
"Our mission has been fulfilled," she added.
Migrants were still seen around the area after the announcement, but French authorities said they would stop processing people by Wednesday evening Oct 26,2016
Located only several hundred meters from the port of Calais, 'the Jungle' has long been a launchpad for migrants wanting to go to Britain on lorries or trains heading across the Channel.
Since Monday Oct 24,2016, 3,242 adults have been transferred to centers around France and 772 unaccompanied minors have been moved to shipping containers converted into temporary shelters in the Jungle, the interior ministry said. This is around half the camp's estimated population before the operation began, according to official figures.
"The camp is finally empty," Fabienne Buccio, the official heading the Pas de Calais administration told French broadcaster BFMTV on Wednesday Oct 26,2016
"Our mission has been fulfilled," she added.
Migrants were still seen around the area after the announcement, but French authorities said they would stop processing people by Wednesday evening Oct 26,2016
Located only several hundred meters from the port of Calais, 'the Jungle' has long been a launchpad for migrants wanting to go to Britain on lorries or trains heading across the Channel.
Since Monday Oct 24,2016, 3,242 adults have been transferred to centers around France and 772 unaccompanied minors have been moved to shipping containers converted into temporary shelters in the Jungle, the interior ministry said. This is around half the camp's estimated population before the operation began, according to official figures.
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